Daffodil
French: for the yellow, trumpet-shaped flower
Dagmar
Teutonic: the bright day
Daisy
Middle English: dayseye, or the tiny flower of that name
Danielle
Hebrew: feminine for Daniel
(Dana, Danelle, Dani, Dannie, Daniele, Danita, Danyelle)
Daphne
Greek: the laurel tree
(Daffy, Daffie, Daffi, Dafna, Dafne)
Dara
Hebrew: compassionate
(Darya)
Darcy
Celtic: dark one, or someone of dark complexion or hair
(Darcie)
Darice
Persian: she who is like a queen
Darlene
Old French: a little darling
(Darla, Darline)
Daru
Hindi: from the cedar tree
Davida
femine for David
(Davi, Diva)
Dawn
Old English: the dawn, the sunrise
Deborah
Hebrew: bee, or kind speaker
(Deb, Debby, Debbie, Debi, Debora, Debra, Dee)
Deepa
Hindi: from the Hindu god of that name
Deirdre
Gaelic: sorrow or broken-hearted, from a figure in Celtic mythology, Deirdra of the Sorrows
(Dedra, Dee, Dee Dee, Deidra, Deirdra, Deidre, Didi)
Delia
Greek: from the Greek island of Delos(Bedelia)
Delta
Greek: a door, or the fourth leter of the Greek alphabet
Demetra
Greek: for the goddess of the harvest, Demeter
(Demi, Demitra, Dimitra)
Dena
Teutonic: valley
Hebrew: vindicated
(Deana, Deane, Deanna, Din, Ena)
Denice
French: feminine for Dennis
(Danice, Danyce, Dee Dee, Deeny, Deenie, Deneice, Denese, Dennie, Denyce)
Desiree
French: longed for, desired
(Desire Des)
Deva
Sanskrit: divine one
(Diva)
Devin
Gaelic: a poet
(Devan, Devinne)
Diana
Latin: the archer, divine, or divine goddess of the hunt
(Deanna, Deanne, Di, Diane, Dianna, Dianne, Diahann, Dyan, Dyanne, Dyanna)
Dinah
Hebrew: judged one
(Di, Deanna, Deanne, Deena)
Dodie
Hebrew: friend, or a variant of Dorothy
(Dodi, Dody)
Dolly
Greek: see Dorothy
Dolores
Spanish: full of sorrow
(Deloris, Lori, Lorie, Lory)
Dominique
French: she who belongs to God
(Dominica)
Donna
Italian: lady, or mature woman
Dora
Greek: gift of God
(Doreen, Dorene, Doretta)
Dorcas
Greek: gazelle
Doris
Greek: the sea
(Dorie, Dory, Dorissa)
Dorothy
Greek: gift of God
(Doll, Dorita, Dorothea, Dot, Dottie, Dotty, Dora, Doreen)
Dulce
Latin: sweet, sweetness
(Dulcea, Dulcee, Dulcie, Dulcy)
Durene
Latin: everlasting, durable
Dysis
Greek: sunset, therefore this name is often given to girls born to older parents